Excerpts from the Marblehead police log of Sunday, Feb. 22 through Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Sunday, Feb. 22
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 6
Abandoned 911 calls: 0
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
12:27 a.m. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity on Leicester Road.
12:31 a.m. Police received a general complaint from Leicester Road.
7:18 a.m. A utilities issue was reported on Leicester Road.
1:19 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Cloutmans Lane.
2:25 p.m. A complaint about a moving vehicle was reported on Doaks Lane.
3:53 p.m. A caller concerned about the incoming blizzard asked, “Can I park in a school lot?”
4:46 p.m. Another caller asked regarding the incoming blizzard, “Where can I park?”
6:25 p.m. Police received a general complaint from Washington Street.
6:33 p.m. Assistance was provided to a citizen on Beacon Street.
7:34 p.m. Assistance was provided to a citizen on Glendale Road.
Monday, Feb. 23
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 10
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 1
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
Throughout the day but mostly in the morning, police were inundated with calls regarding downed trees or branches during the Blizzard of ’26. Calls came from Waterside Road at 6:59 a.m., Rockaway Avenue at 7:25 a.m., Green and Pond streets at 7:32 a.m., Blueberry Road at 7:37 a.m., Green Street at 7:40 a.m., Endicott Avenue at 8:22 a.m., Ocean Avenue and Brown Street at 8:41 a.m., Corn Point Road at 8:58 a.m., Flint Street at 9:11 a.m. (tree down on cars and wires), Sapphire Avenue at 1:39 p.m., and Cowell and Russell streets at 4:37 p.m.
7:24 a.m. An officer investigated the report of a disabled vehicle on Humphrey Street and Hereford Road, but it could not be located.
8:32 a.m. An ambulance reportedly got stuck on Harbor Avenue and Brown Street.
8:37 a.m. Police received a boat call about a water rescue on Marblehead Harbor.
9:19 a.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Crown Way and Atlantic Avenue.
11:04 a.m. A low wire across the road was reported on Fieldbrook and Yorkshire roads.
11:44 a.m. An officer investigated a boat complaint on Salem Harbor.
12:36 p.m. Police received a complaint about a moving vehicle on Brook Road and Clifton Avenue.
1:17 p.m. While attempting to clear ice from the windshield wiper of his cruiser during the height of the blizzard, an officer had the windshield wiper come off in his hand, which caused the wiper arm to spring forward and strike the windshield, causing a spider crack measuring about 12 inches by 12 inches. He notified the captain and returned to the station so that the windshield could be repaired.
1:43 p.m. General information was provided on Pitman Road.
3:42 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Robert Road and Arthur Avenue.
3:52 p.m. Assistance was provided to a citizen on Sevinor Road.
4:24 p.m. A vehicle crash was reported on Gilbert Heights Road and Ocean Avenue.
4:55 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Evans Road.
5:20 p.m. Police received a complaint about a person plowing snow into the roadway on Rockaway Street.
7:37 p.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Elbridge Lane and filed a report.
9:24 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Russell and Pond streets.
11:03 p.m. An officer assisted at the scene of a vehicle crash on Smith Street and Atlantic Avenue.
11:26 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Hines Court.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 6
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
6:36 a.m. Power lines were reported down on West Shore Drive.
6:50 a.m. A general complaint was made on Willow Road.
6:55 a.m. A general complaint was made on Peter Circle.
6:55 a.m. A general complaint was made on Gerry Street.
7:50 a.m. A general complaint was made on Rowland Street.
8:16 a.m. General information was provided on Devereux Street.
8:43 a.m. A citizen was assisted on Washington Street.
9:11 a.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Lafayette Street.
11:06 a.m. An officer spoke in the police station lobby with a man who had placed his skis and ski poles in front of his house in a snowbank on Lee Street upon returning home from a ski trip. He said the skis and poles were out of his sight for approximately four minutes before he came back outside to find them missing. The man said a neighbor reported seeing someone come by in a white van and grab the skis. The man said that his home surveillance system had been unable to pick up the vehicle. He filled out a lost property report before leaving the station.
11:20 a.m. Services were rendered after a general complaint on Guernsey Street.
12:16 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Gerry Street.
12:18 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Pearl Street.
12:19 p.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Hines Court.
12:25 p.m. An officer spoke by phone with a woman who had fallen victim to a Medicare fraud phishing scam earlier in the morning. She had received a call from a person purporting to be from Medicare and that they were in the process of changing cards. The caller provided the woman with some of her account information and asked her to provide the rest. The woman provided the scammer with her Medicare account information and zip code, but not her Social Security number or any banking information. Once she realized it was a scam, she called Medicare and reported the fraudulent activity. The Medicare office told her that they would close her account and issue her a new card. The officer advised her to check her other bank and credit card accounts for fraudulent activity and document any fraud she found. The officer then explained to her how to place a freeze on her credit and provided information about reporting fraud to the FTC.
1:45 p.m. Officers, firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Tedesco and Tufts streets.
2 p.m. An officer investigated a report of a disabled vehicle on Ocean Avenue.
3:31 p.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Atlantic Avenue and Gerry Street.
3:48 p.m. A general complaint was made on Willow Road.
3:57 p.m. Officers assisted with a stuck truck on Gerry Street.
4:02 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Willow Road.
4:11 p.m. A caller reported that the road was icy on Nicholson Hill.
4:54 p.m. A general complaint was made on Atlantic and Ocean avenues.
4:54 p.m. An officer investigated a report of someone pushing snow into the road on Atlantic Avenue.
5:10 p.m. General information was provided on Commercial Street.
5:18 p.m. An officer responded to the scene of a minor vehicle crash on Atlantic and Ocean avenues.
5:26 p.m. An officer investigated a report of a stuck vehicle on Leo Road and Humphrey Street.
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Alarms: 2
Building/property checks: 5
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
7:41 a.m. A vehicle crash was reported on Ocean and Atlantic avenues.
8:18 a.m. An officer spoke with a man who had been involved in a vehicle crash earlier in the morning at the intersection of Pleasant Street and Baldwin Road, where the officer noted that the driving conditions were “very poor,” with the road covered and snow and slush. According to the man, he was traveling inbound on Pleasant Street and, as he approached the intersection at Baldwin Road, another vehicle ran the red light and struck his vehicle as it was coming out of Baldwin Road, across Pleasant Street. The drivers had exchanged information, but the other driver did not provide a driver’s license and “was upset and appeared to be unstable,” according to the man. The officer told him he would try to locate the other driver. While he was making that attempt, the driver of the other vehicle came into the police station to file a report. According to the second driver, he had a green light and had proceeded cautiously through the intersection. He added that there was heavy traffic, which required him to maneuver through the intersection because it was “chaotic with cars turning left and right.” The second driver said that the other vehicle had struck his, and that the driver of the other vehicle had become upset and started to yell at him. The officer noted that the damage to the first vehicle was to the front driver’s side of the vehicle, while the damage to the other vehicle was on the front passenger side.
9:01 a.m. A vehicle crash was reported on Community Road.
9:23 a.m. An officer investigated a complaint about snow blocking the exit to the back door of an apartment building on Washington Street. Upon his arrival, the officer observed a crew that was finishing up shoveling off the roof of the apartments. The officer went inside to speak to the reporting party, who was visibly upset that the men who were clearing off the roof pushed the snow off the back side, thus blocking the pathway and door to her back entrance. She was concerned that in case of an emergency, they would have no way of getting out. She then made a phone call to her property manager to whom the officer was able to speak to over speakerphone. The officer shared the tenant’s concerns regarding the snow blocking the back entrance. The property manager told the officer that he had hired a crew to shovel out the back for the apartments, and it would be a different crew than the ones who were clearing the roof. He said he last heard from the shoveling crew at 9:16 a.m. and was awaiting a follow-up message to get an ETA on when they would arrive. The tenant was able to hear the entire conversation and understood, but she was still frustrated and wanted the incident documented. She was advised to contact the property manager if she wanted an update on when the crew would be coming.
10:24 a.m. A caller inquired about whether there was a parking ban in effect.
11:04 a.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Darling Street.
12:27 p.m. A vehicle was towed after a complaint on Guernsey and Jersey streets.
1:23 p.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Central Street.
1:56 p.m. An officer spoke with a man regarding a suspicious text message and phone call he had received earlier in the day. The man said he had first received a text message from a phone number with a New Mexico area code, accusing him of “wasting their escort’s time.” The sender of the text message claimed to know who the man was, where he lived and who his family members were and threatened to come to his house and hurt whoever got in their way. The man then received a phone call from an unknown man from the same phone number, claiming to be from a Mexican cartel and demanding the man pay $3,000 in order for them to walk away from the matter. The man told the caller that he did not have $3,000. The caller then offered to take $500 instead. Realizing this was a scam, the man ended the phone call. The officer advised the man to ignore the phone calls and text messages, confirming that this had been a scam. The man said he understood and just wanted it on record with police.
3:06 p.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Manataug Trail.
3:18 p.m. A complaint was made about a moving vehicle on Pond and Green streets.
3:54 p.m. An officer investigated a report of stuck cars on Clifton Avenue and Rockcliff Road.
Thursday, Feb. 26
Alarms: 2
Building/property checks: 5
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2
7:23 a.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Lafayette Street and Carna Road.
7:27 a.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Beach Street and Ocean Avenue.
9:35 a.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Pond Street.
10:01 a.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Sewall Street.
1:11 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Lafayette Street and filed a report.
1:14 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Lafayette Street and filed a report.
5:28 p.m. An officer investigated a report of a pothole on Atlantic Avenue and Gerry Street.
10:56 p.m. An officer assisted with snow removal on Atlantic Avenue and Washington Street.
Friday, Feb. 27
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 7
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
12:43 a.m. An officer assisted with a disabled vehicle on Atlantic Avenue and Hawkes Street.
9:28 a.m. A vehicle crash was reported on Baldwin Road but did not require investigation.
11:29 a.m. A vehicle crash was reported on Merritt Street.
3:01 p.m. A complaint about a moving vehicle on Pond and Lime streets proved to be unfounded.
3:21 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Ocean Avenue.
9:31 p.m. Officers assisted with the investigation of a report of a stolen vehicle on Atlantic Avenue and Shepard Street in Swampscott.
10:58 p.m. An officer assisted with snow removal on Rockaway and Washington streets.
11:42 p.m. Suspicious activity was reported on Washington Street.
Saturday, Feb. 28
Alarms: 3
Building/property checks: 7
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
12:37 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Harbor Avenue and Foster Street.
11:04 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Broughton Road.
Sunday, March 1
Alarms: 3
Building/property checks: 7
Abandoned 911 calls: 0
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
4:15 a.m. An officer investigated a disturbance on Powder House Court.
9:08 a.m. A caller reported an icy hill on Summer and Washington streets.
10:50 a.m. An officer investigated a disturbance on Pleasant Street.
1:14 p.m. An officer assisted another agency on Front Street.
5:43 p.m. An officer assisted with a utilities issue on Pleasant Street.
